Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
THE HONEST FARMER.

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"'oht do 1t any more, it isn't TIA
truth. he isn't any more honest thar
other folks.
'Ive just got back from visit GU
at my Uncle Georges place, and | tel
you my eyes are opened about TIA,
honest farmer. and always suppose,
my Uncle George was an extra mic.
man. too.
1.-The day l went out with him h,
had couple of old horses too law t.
move. lie said himself that they tow
ed the first boat on the Erie canal
Pretty soon he saw a neighbor cominn
about half NILE away and he began
hitting those horses cracks with the
whip and saving on the lines. He
pounded till he got them excited a,
last and then when he met the neigh
Dor he had his feet braced and acted
as II he could hardly hold them. He
stumped the man for trade and told
him they were new team of road
sters he had just bought and paid $500
for. He said they were little thin
and needed some grain but they would
be all right then. The man bowed
Just the same about his. but they trad
ed and thought uncle had got pref
~ nice team; bat before he cot home
one of them baked. the other tried 70
run away and they both kicked over
the dashboard. Still uncle told me.
confidcntially, that he calculated he
beat the man out of about fifty dollars
well, we got there al last. At sup
per one of my cousins said he had
taken up stray calf that dav. Spot
ted one" asked uncle. Yes said
my cousin. Il reckon it's Carson's.'
sa uncle, just rub little of that
iamp-black on the white spots and turn
II down in the back pasture.
After supper he took me out to help
him to sack up load of wheat TO take
to town the next day. / started right
at It, Hold on, says he, it amt quite
ready yet. Then he shoveled lot OF
ilne sand into the wheat ard mixed II
all up. about two quarts of sand TO
bnshel of wheat. Thon he held the
sack and l shoveled. 1t was almost
half full when he said Hold on. Put
tour or fise shovelsful from that heap
over there in now, and he pointed to a
PIE OF screenings and poor wheat
DID you give them other horses that
ioap? he asked my cousin. Yes
'ays he. i reckon that oughter make
EN- feel pretty good in the morning
III III drive EN- tomorrow an see if |
can get rid of 'em. I'm fraid TO |
,eep EN- much longer for fear they'll
&c on nv hands Then he looked at
he new team and went on: Bill, bring
ne the brush and white paint Then
e got over and painted stars on their
yrcheajs and gave them each two
white feet and then said: There.
low they'll pass for new horses in the
eiehborhood an can get rid Of EN-
o good advantage
We started 10 the house when he
nrned to my cousin again and said:
Bill. | sold the old COW to the butchers
)-day an want to lead her down in the
lornn. That's good, replied Bill.
he Is so old she can't eat and don't
i've any more milk. Yes; said Tn
e. don't water her tonight but give
er the peck measure full OF salt
he II drink bout hundred poun ds
hen she crosses the creek tomorrow
4 I'm sellin her by weight. Then
y honest Uncle George winked at me
gain.
After we went in he said TO Aunt
artha: Jones the mlkman says mes
ettin' short on milk an wants to get
out twenty quarts day of Us. Wen
axe it bout eight quarts water an
;, il put in little an that won't make
fur from right for the city folks.
id YOU salt that butter heavy?' Yes, |
id Aunt Martha. That's right l
It's powerful to weigh and my un- l
e winked at me again. c
The next morning | found him }
owing the bottoms of some straw
try boxes about an inch higher and
rting out all the large berries to put ?
! top. Before he went away he said
my cousin: Bill, keep the mud good ?
; thick in that hog pen cause the
tcher may come after them to-day u
n we want 'em well plastered Mud's n
Sful heavy, and he gave me one of
) winks. n
He came home afoot that night be- "
use he had sold that old team they W
81 doctored up, to man in town for
Irving team. i got $500 for 'em, he fl
d at the supper table, and they only h
st $40. tell you that new doap is d
It business-th they held their heads up
d acted m ghty keen 'Lor'. but you "
ter see that COW drink, Flowed she'd
st. an when the man came to pay
: her he looked sick now | tell you
Then after sumner they saw the "a